ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 547043 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.09
Score 0% 62%

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1 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
glaring
intricate
polarize
regale

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

2 Impenitent most nearly means:
47% Answer Correctly
obdurate
genial
repel
punctual

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

3 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
brandish
jocularity
scamper
foil

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

4 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
discern
diffident
opponent
clarity

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

5 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
epistolary
intricate
archaic

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."